dok en silasil

Pohnpeian

Etymology

From dok (“injection”) + en (“of”) + silasil (“safety, protection, immunity”). Compare the identical construction in Pingelapese, doak in silasil (“vaccine, vaccination”).

Noun

dok en silasil

1. vaccine

   dok en silasil ong kilitepw

   vaccine for chickenpox

2. vaccination, immunization

Verb

dok en silasil

1. (intransitive) to be vaccinated, immunized